Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby Chords
by Johnny Cash
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby by Johnny Cash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, E7, A and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
E E7
Well, they took a little honey from a honey tree,
A E
they dressed it up and they called it me.
Now everybody's trying to be my baby,
E
everybody's trying to be my baby,
A
everybody's trying to be my baby,
E
everybody's trying to be my baby,
B7 E
everybody's trying to be my baby, now.
E
I went out last night 'bout half past four,
E7
fifty women knocking on my door,
A
and everybody's trying to be my baby,
E
everybody's trying to be my baby,
B7 E
everybody's trying to be my baby, now.
E
I went out last night, and I didn't stay late,
E7
'fore I'm home I had nineteen dates,
A
and everybody's trying to be my baby,
E
everybody's trying to be my baby,
B7 E
everybody's trying to be my baby, now.
E
Me and my gal sitting in the shade,
E7
talk 'bout the money that she has made,
A
and everybody's trying to be my baby,
E
everybody's trying to be my baby,
B7 E
everybody's trying to be my baby, now.
E
Everybody's trying to be my baby,
everybody's trying to be my baby,
A
everybody's trying to be my baby,
E
everybody's trying to be my baby,
B7 E
everybody's trying to be my baby, now